Opinion and Editorial

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Sleeping on the bed tax

Opinion: The Mahoning County commissioners are sleeping on the debate over whether to increase the county bed


Firing of Prosecutor Macejko is a cautionary tale for others

Editorial: Youngstown Mayor Charles P. Sammarone had no choice but to fire city Prosecutor Jay Macejko, given


Youngstown students show talent

Opinion: Youngstown students show talent The students attending Youngstown Chaney and East High School


The First Easter

Editorial: And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Solome, had


Easter Sunday to remember

Opinion: The Okinawa D-Day invasion which fell on April 1, 1945, Easter Sunday, as well as April Fools Day,


Voter referendums are a threat to Ohio and should be reined in

Opinion: Ohio’s sovereignty is at risk every time a referendum is put on the ballot. The General Assembly


Evaluate education costs

Opinion: Argus Leader (Sioux Falls): Some would argue the cost of a college education is priceless. But


Executions in Ohio are resuming

Opinion: COLUMBUS Attorney General Mike DeWine has released the 2011 Capital Crimes Annual Report, the


Baseball in need of zaniness

Opinion: By Paul Dickson McClatchy-Tribune GARRETT PARK, Md. As the 2012 Major League Baseball season


Friendship knows no color

Opinion: This is a short story about two boys — one black, one white — who grew up together on Youngstown’s


Brotherhood breaks promise; Egypt’s future now uncertain

Editorial: As the world awaits the verdict in the criminal trial of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a


Federal judge takes on Obama

Opinion: The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has a history of bold judges. Judges on that court during the


Energy profits rule

Opinion: By William A. COLLINS OtherWords Coal and oil, Nukes and gas; All make bucks For the upper


Someone must speak for Trayvon

Opinion: Someone must speak for Trayvon George Zimmerman is lying. How do I know? Because I happen to


Government convenience vs. a person’s sense of dignity

Editorial: Conventional wisdom holds that when conservative justices on the Supreme Court of the United States